Watson handed Wimbledon wildcard

Last update The 12/06/2012 at 22:00 - Published on 12/06/2012 at 19:39

By Reuters - The 12/06/2012 at 22:00

Heather Watson and Laura Robson are among the wildcards in the women’s draw at Wimbledon.

Fellow Britons Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta have also been handed first-round places for the Grand Slam which begins on June 25, according to the LTA.

In the men’s draw, Britons Jamie Baker, Oli Golding, Josh Goodall and James Ward have been handed wildcards.

The 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and Belgium's David Goffin, the lucky loser who took a set off Roger Federer at the French Open, have also been given wildcards.

Hewitt, 31, has dropped to 176 in the world after career-saving toe surgery in February.

Veteran German Tommy Haas will also feature at the grasscourt tournament after he was included on the list. The last male wildcard and two outstanding women's spots will be announced on Friday.

Virginie Razzano, the Frenchwoman who beat Serena Williams in the first round in Paris, received one of the women's eight wildcards as did Kazakhstan qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova who reached the French quarter-finals after ousting champion Li Na.